Competition Announced: Traffic Boxes near Jackson State University

There haven't been any updates to this blog in a while, because sadly the traffic box project was put on a back burner with the changes in administration in Jackson. Our fair city has been through the wringer in the last few months, gaining a new mayor and then sadly losing him too soon to illness, then electing a new mayor. I'm not going into all that here because there are political blogs for that stuff.

I was happy to see this announcement today from The Center for University-Based Development at Jackson State University, the City of Jackson and the Greater Jackson Arts Council. Artists have until May 16 to submit applications to paint a traffic box. These boxes will be located near the JSU campus. Selected artists will receive $500, which of course will help cover the cost of materials. If this works the way it has in the past, I believe the City will prime the boxes before the artists begin.

I'm so excited, this means more pretty traffic boxes for me to photograph in the not-too-distant future!